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CVE-2004-1138

VIM before 6.3 and gVim before 6.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing a crafted model

VIM before 6.3 and gVim before 6.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing a crafted modeline that is executed when the file is viewed using options such as (1) termcap, (2) printdevice, (3) titleold, (4) filetype, (5) syntax, (6) backupext, (7) keymap, (8) patchmode, or (9) langmenu.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00067
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
vim development group vimall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Jan 2005 · 05:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2005:036Low
usnUSN-52-1
rhsaRHSA-2005:010Low
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110313588125609&w=2
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-10.xmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-010.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2343
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18503
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